San Mateo County

Richard Cristobal

Experience HNTB Architecture, Los Angeles, CA 02/2012 - Present architectural designer Developed and managed BIM projects in Autodesk Revit platform Utilized parametric modeling in the creation of Revit families for use in multiple projects Created presentation renderings and drawings for client meetings Produced and updated design documents Assisted in the the production of proposals for RFP’s Performed punchlist reviews and streamlined the process Gehry Technologies, Los Angeles, CA 10/2010 - 02/2012 project consultant BIM project management Parametric system design Geometry rationalization for complex architectural projects Quantity extraction and Clash reporting Coordinating 2D + 3D information O+L Building Projects LLC, Los Angeles, CA 08/2010 - Present project consultant Created high quality renderings and perspectives for clients Produced highly detailed physical models Berliner and Associates Architecture, Culver City, CA 6/2009 - 9/2009 architectural intern Enhanced presentation renderings and prepared drawings for client meetings Updated drawings for design development and construction document phases Documented and evaluated site conditions Assisted in preparing proposal for RFP’s Skills: - Exceptionally organized and highly efficient with production processes and time management - Effective communicator, passionate and self-motivated - Excellent design aptitude, intuition, and visualization - Advanced digital knowledge with eagerness to learn something new everyday - Collaborative and receptive to all ideas - Pursuing LEED accreditation Software: Autodesk Revit Rhinoceros Digital Project VR4 AutoCad SketchUp VRAY 1.5 Maxwell Adobe Software Education: Southern California Institute of Architecture, Los Angeles, CA Bachelors of Architecture 2010 Accredited by the National Architecture Accrediting Board and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Rahsan H. Karahan

Rahsan Hosgur Karahan (650) 868-8290 rahsanhosgur@gmail.com SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS  Experienced and creative architect with passion for design.  Proficient at AutoCAD with extensive hands-on structural and interior design project management expertise as well as expertise in Sketch Up 8 and Photoshop CS2. Has familiarity with 3ds Max and Revit.  Plan and coordinate all stages of architectural projects, from conceptualization, planning, design, and into final construction.  Flexible and adaptable successfully completed 95% of projects on time.  Collaborative team player seeking challenging architectural position. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE March 2004 – December 2011 Iltay Architecture, Interior Design & Contracting, Inc., Istanbul- Turkey Architect,  Created and managed design for residential and commercial projects.  Completed projects ranging from small private residencies to 143-unit country estate buildings and 600-unit condominiums.  Collaborated with team of project and interior designers, engineers, architects and drafters.  Coordinated both structural and architectural construction drawings. Reviewed and controlled construction execution work plans (material takeoff and project schedule).  Created conceptual designs, design development, drawings, details, various graphic works, and photographs.  Supervised and reviewed production of working drawings, architectural drawings and details. Installed decorative lighting and layout of furniture.  Initiated revisions of drawings prior to the approval of architects. July 2001 – February 2004 LT Architecture, Istanbul, Turkey Architect,  Managed and designed interior and furniture design projects for stores, houses, offices, restaurant-bars.  Monitored and managed residential and small commercial projects on site. Conceptually designed, developed and drew plans and representations. July 1999- June 2001 Cizer Architecture, Istanbul, Turkey Architect,  Drew architectural plans to develop design of residential projects. July 1996- October 1996 ALP Architects & Planners, Ltd., Istanbul, Turkey Intern,  Developed, designed and drew up university projects by hand as an architectural intern. EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND Bachelor of Arts, Architecture, Yildiz Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey 1994- 1999 U.S. Equivalence: Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture (Evaluated by Educational Records Evaluation Service (E.R.E.S.))

Benjamin McGuirl

BENJAMIN MCGUIRL, RA, NCARB, LEED AP BD+C
305 Eagle Trace Dr., Half Moon Bay, CA 94019; bmcguirl@gmail.com; 305.978.5909

WORK EXPERIENCE
Shulman + Associates: Project Manager / Project Architect (March 2012-Present) Miami, FL Mashrabiya House, 11,000 sf Residence (9,000sf new construction & 2,000sf historic structure to remain, 11 bed room/12 bath, Miami Beach, FL Savoy Hotel, 3 Tower (200,000sf/242 rm) New Construction Addition to existing Historic Art Deco Ocean Drive Hotel 60,000 sf existing renovation;Miami Beach,FL Nautilis Condominium, 84,000sf/84 units; Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Perkins + Will: Project Architect (August 2010-March 2012) Miami, FL University of Miami, Outdoor Learning Center Plaza; 10,000sf; Miami, FL Ghana Ridge Hospital, Concept Design, 500,000sf, 600 beds, Accra, Ghana, Africa Mercy Medical Center, 40,000sf Pediatric Department Interior Renovation/Façade Replacement; Des Moines, Iowa Miami Children’s Hospital, Emergency Department, Renovation and Addition, 60,000sf; Miami, FL Miami Children’s Hospital, Mechanical Penthouse Hurricane Hardening,15,000sf; Miami, FL Broward General Medical Center, Hybrid-Operating Room; Ft. Lauderdale, FL Broward General Medical Center, Operating Room, Renovation; Ft. Lauderdale, FL Imperial Point Medical Center, CT (Computerized Tomography) Renovation; Ft. Lauderdale, FL Imperial Point Medical Center, Master/Vision Plan; Ft. Lauderdale, FL Graphic Coordinator for Project Award Submittals: AIA, World Architecture Festival (WAF)
Max Strang Architecture: Project Manager / Designer (2007-2010) Miami, FL (AIA Miami Firm of the Year 2010) Grove Village; 750,000sf/six city block Mixed-Use infill project including Apartments, Office, Retail & Parking Garages; Registered for LEED C&S Lake House, 5,300sf Residence, Registered for LEED for Homes, Proposed Silver Certification, A.I.A. Miami 2012 Design Award Barton-G Adaptive Re-use; 14,000sf Restaurant Conversion to Office/Commercial Kitchen/Catering Showroom; Morning Side, FL Barton-G Prelude Restaurant; 2,000sf, Adrienne Arsht Performing Arts Center; Miami, FL Publix Grocery Store; (Mixed-Use: Office/Parking Garage/Retail); 62,000sf; Miami, FL Kendall Corporate Center, 7 Story Office Tower/Parking Garage; Miami, FL
Mateu Architecture: Project Manager / Designer (2004-2007) Miami, FL Casa Had a Farm Residence; 100% PV Power/Solar Hot Water System; Southwest Ranches, FL NAMBIES: Neighbors Against McMansions, Big Invasive Eyesores, Residential Design Competition- Selected Winner to Build Residence; Coconut Grove, FL Casa Gonzalez; 4,000sf Residence; Coconut Grove, FL Florida Marlins Baseball Stadium, Downtown Miami Concept Designs (AIA Florida Un-Built Design Award) 5966 Mixed-Use Urban Infill Project; Office/Retail/Parking; 50,000sf; South Miami, FL Kettal Showroom; New Façade and 7,000sf interior renovation (AIA Miami Design Award & AIA Florida Design Award 2012) Palley Art Pavilion for Contemporary Glass and Studio Arts; 2,000sf addition to the University of Miami/Lowe Art Museum, Coral Gables, FL
Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill: Junior Architect (2000-2002) NYC, NY Terminal Four, John F. Kennedy Airport; Queens, NY Concourse H & Terminal Eight, Lester B. Pearson International Airport; Toronto, Canada J.P. Morgan / Chase World Headquarters Office Interior Fit-Out; NYC, NY
Farrington Design Group: Junior Architect (1999-2000) Atlanta, GA Cisco Systems, 20,000sf, Herndon, Virginia Cox Communications Call Center; 30,000sf; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Cohen,
Freedman and Encinosa: Junior Architect (1998-1999) Miami, FL Overtown Youth Center, Gymnasium / Learning Center, Miami, FL The Floridian Luxury Condominium, Miami Beach, FL The Sonesta Bay Hotel / Condominium, Coconut Grove, FL The Shoppes at Dadeland, Retail Shopping Center, Miami, FL

EDUCATION & TEACHING EXPERIENCE University of Florida, Bachelor of Design in Architecture 1994-1998 (Top Ten Designer Award) Vicenza Institute of Architecture, Vicenza, Italy Spring 1998 University of Florida, Master of Architecture 2002-2004 (Magna Com Laude & Design Excellence Award) University of Florida Teaching Assistant, Undergraduate Design-1 Studio University of Florida Graduate Teaching Assistant, Undergraduate Design-2 Studio and Architectural History Invited Design Juror: Florida International University; Miami Dade College; University of Miami

AWARDS & ACCREDITATIONS A.I.A. Miami Student Design Awards 2004: Sustainable Farmer’s Market in Jalisco, Mexico and Mechanical Engineering School at University of Florida Firm of the Year, Max Strang Architecture 2010, AIA Miami USGBC Emerging Green Builders - Natural Talent Design Competition- Awarded First Place Program: Design a LEED Platinum Mixed-Use Building Academic Work Published in UF Architrave Student Magazine Rotch Traveling Scholarship: Luis Barragan, Climate and Regionalism, Guadalajara, Mexico Rotch Traveling Scholarship: Alvar Aalto, Arctic light and Tropical light– Helsinki, Finland

LICENSE & CERTIFICATIONS Registered Architect NCARB (National Council of Architectural Registration Boards) USGBC L.E.E.D. Accredited Professional BD+C, since 2006 LEED for Homes Green Rater and Class-3 H.E.R.S. Rater (Home Energy Rating System to provide ratings for EPA Energy Star Residence Program and projected LEED ratings), (previously held certificates)

SOFTWARE REVIT 2012, 2011, 2010 AutoCAD 2010 Sketchup-8, 3D Studio Max 2011, V-Ray Adobe CS5: Illustrator / Photoshop / InDesign Microsoft: Excel, Project, PowerPoint Sketching

Matthew Gaul

MATTHEW GAUL mnngaul@gmail.com 3516 Lincoln Way #44, Ames, IA 50014 563_271_7924

EDUCATION: Iowa State University: Ames, Iowa 2012 Bachelor of Architecture, Minor in German. Honors Program, 3.68 GPA, 7 time Dean’s list. ISU Rome Program; Rome, Italy 2011 Semester abroad

EXPERIENCE:
Bracke.Hayes.Miller.Mahon Architects; Moline, Illinois 2010 - 2012 Inter Worked closely with the principals and the draftsperson. Measured sites and buildings; visited with clients; drafted in Auto CAD; reorganized and edited the specs library; redlined drawings and transcribed redlines. Design Collaborative; Iowa State University 2010 - 2012 Peer Mentor Mentored first year students of the College of Design, guided them through their design process, critiqued their work, graded assignments and prepared them to enter design majors.
Architecture Department; Iowa State University 2012 - 2012 Student Critiquer Critiqued informal pin-ups and formal final reviews with architecture faculty for first, second, and third-year students.
Destination Iowa State; Iowa State University 2009 - 2012 Team Leader Led twelve students for three days, through orientation programs, around campus and to their classes. Informed and prepared them for living, studying, and socializing.
Splash Landing Aquatic Center; City of Bettendorf, Iowa 2009 - 2010 Head Guard Managed the pool and the employees, ran training sessions, interacted with public, and taught swim lessons. Was responsible for the safety of approximately 200 to 300 patrons daily.

SKILLS: Changing a project and being enthusiastic – committed Collaborating on and discussing projects Conceptual/abstract and concrete/buildable thinking Meeting with clients to establish relationships and the project’s intention Presenting Thorough note taking Fluent in German Model building by hand and aided by laser cutter Drawing and rendering by hand Auto CAD and Auto CAD Architecture Detailing Sketchup Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign Revit Rhinoceros 3D

HONORS: Eagle Scout; Boy Scouts of America 2004 President's Award for Competitive Excellence; Iowa State University 2007 - 2012 Hall/McElwain Merit Scholarship; National Eagle Scout Assn. 2009 Awarded for character, academic achievement, record of service, and involvement in the BSA. Challenger Award; Iowa State University 2009 Awarded for activities of the GreenHouse Group. See Activities below. Live Green Excellence Award; Iowa State University 2010 Awarded for activities of the GreenHouse Group. See Activities below. Mortar Board; College Senior Honor Society, National 2010 - PRESENT Recognition and continuation of superior scholarship, leadership, and service. Phi Kappa Phi; The Honor Society of, International 2009 - PRESENT Recognition of character and academic achievement (top 7.5% of class).

ACTIVITIES: Datum; ISU Student Journal of Architecture 2009 - 2012 Wrote articles about design, architecture, and school; participated in discussions to further members’ thought and articles; reviewed, selected, interviewed, and edited student work to be featured in publication. Alpha Phi Omega; National Service Fraternity 2009 - 2012 Promoted leadership, fraternalism [co-ed], and service on campus, in the community, and nationally. Ran BSA troop for youth with special needs and fraternity pledging program. The GreenHouse Group; Iowa State University 2009 - 2012 Began and maintained the only recycling program for the residents of ISU, as well as, educated and involved residents in sustainable practices and activities, campus wide. Participated in and recorded meetings as the secretary as well as co-authored the constitution. Dance Marathon; Iowa State University 2008 - 2012 Participated five years, even while abroad, two of which on the Operations Committee. Raised money for the Children’s Miracle Network to provide services, comfort, and support to sick children and their families, as part of ISU’s largest student run philanthropy.

WEBSITE: www.matthewgaul.com

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